July’s Winner:
I took my son for a checkup. The doctor checked his ears. He asked, "Mommy, when the doctor puts that thing in your ear to look inside, can he see your imagination?"
Marcel, 8,of Lake Forest

After we returned from a cruise, our daughter said, “Daddy, did you keep the key, so we can go back again?”
Dayna, 6, of Tustin Ranch

Also from Dayna:

As Dayna was going to bed, she said to her father, “Daddy, you forgot to kiss me goodnight.” Her dad mentioned that he had kissed her. She said, “Try it again. I want to feel it this time!”

We went to see “Kung Fu Panda,” and in the middle of the movie, my son had to go to the bathroom. I had three children with me. So, I had the two boys go to a stall together, and I went with my daughter. As we were finishing up, my son and friend got out of their stall and yelled, “Hey, Mom, Cooper and I went to the bathroom at the same time and made an X!” The entire restroom broke out in laughter.
Max, 5, of North Tustin

I was driving with my son, Conor, and was angry at someone who cut me off. I calmed myself by repeating “karma.” Conor heard me say this and asked what karma was. After I gave him a brief explanation, he said, “So, karma is like hot lava, because it takes a long time to reach you, and it burns.” I realized he watched a special on lava flows and volcanoes on the Discovery Channel the night before!
Conor, 5, of Costa Mesa

When presenting pancakes to my son one morning, he said, “Good job, Mom. I’m so proud of you!”
Dylan, 2, of Lakewood

My 6-year-old told his older brother: “My toy is made in China.” The older one answered, “Everything now is made in China.” He replied: “Yeah, you’re right. I have two kids in school that are made in China.”
Johann, 6, of Buena Park

While watching “The Incredible Hulk” trailer, Noah said, “Daddy doesn’t turn green when he’s mad, he turns red. Such a boring color.” Noah, 5, of Orange County

After we had taken care of some kindergarten-enrollment paperwork for our younger daughter, without meaning to burst her bubble, our third-grade son said, “It’s a trap. They use kindergarten to make you think it’s all fun and games with coloring and drawing and all the cool toys. But when you get to the number grades, you realize that it’s just work, work, work. And by then, they have you.”
Zachary, 9, of Irvine

My daughter came home and told me that her friend Alex knows how to spell my name. I asked, “How does Alex even know my name?” She said, “I don’t know, but he knows how to spell ‘Mom.’”
Chrysti, 4, of Los Alamitos

My 7-year-old asked me “the question”: Where do babies come from? My 3-1/2-year-old blurted, “You got us at the store, right?”
Dean, 3, of Laguna Niguel